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Old 11-03-2014, 10:38 PM
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I've been running a forum for several years now on version 3.8.3 with no problems at all. I'm very happy with the program and the users don't have any complaints, but I feel like I should be asking if I need to upgrade. I know there's safety concerns if you use an old version too long but I'd kinda like to update the look and feel also, maybe using a CMS too, not sure. I'm currently running no mods, which may be helping the "no issues" side of things.

What do you guys think? When do you upgrade? And BTW, I would be paying for help to upgrade so I don't have to worry about messing anything up. 8-)

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If it's not broke don't fix it. But soon you will probably need to upgrade to the latest 3.8 version, as 3.8.3 is a bit dated.
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If your population likes it and you like it, there's really not that compelling of a reason to "upgrade." But like Ozzy says, I DO suggest stepping up to the latest version of 3.8, which I believe if memory serves is 3.8.9 beta1.

Informative read: http://ozzmodz.com/showthread.php/13...ot-myth-busted
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One issue that prompted me to upgrade was the host decided they had to update PHP to 5.4 on my server. This caused a bunch of weird problems in my 4.1.7

I have no idea if this is an issue with 3.8.x
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One issue that prompted me to upgrade was the host decided they had to update PHP to 5.4 on my server. This caused a bunch of weird problems in my 4.1.7

I have no idea if this is an issue with 3.8.x
This is why 3.8.8 and 3.8.9 exist, for PHP compliance.
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